British wartime history and training?

I want a good book by a British author about the wartime history of the British Army as well as thier training. Anyone have any suggestions?

 

A very good book to start with is ' And We Shall Shock Them - The British Army In The Second World War ' by General Sir David Fraser ( Hodder & Stoughton, London, 1983 ). This has since also come out in paperback editions.

 

You could also try David French 'Raising Churchill's Army'. It is a little bit more up to date than Frasers work. Their is also Timothy Harrison Place's book 'Military Training in the British Army, 1940-1944: From Dunkirk to D-Day' This deals heavily with the doctrine that was used to train the army.

 

I support Mahross in his claim about French's book. He recommended me it a while ago, and now that I own it, I can tell you that it is a good source.

 

Reading the French book right now, and also agree it is very good; fair and unbiased. But it is expensive; although I managed to get one cheaply off Ebay.

The Tim Harrison Place book is also worth tracking down, but difficult to get into at points.

 

What about The Sharp End of War? Can't remember the author though.

Regards,
Gordon

 

G'day

I like the book by Field Marshal Lord Carver "Britain's Army oin the 20th Century". Because it also tells about the build up of the army from the Boer war to present day and the politics involved of the actions in the army.

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